The Alleghany
County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
Present: Chair Eldon Edwards, Vice-Chair Warren
Taylor, Commissioner
Chair Eldon Edwards called the meeting
to order.
Commissioner
Commissioner
AGENDA
Motion on Agenda for
April 5, 2004 meeting
Motion on Minutes for March 15 &
29, 2004 meetings
RE: ROAP Grant
RE: Occupancy Tax
RE: Vet Incentive
1. Home &
Community Care Block Grant Advisory Board
2. Joint
Community Advisory Committee Appointment
3. DANA Lease
4. Map Review
Officer Resolution
5. Other Business
6. Public
Comments—30 minutes
7. Closed Session—NCGS
143-318.11 (a) (3)—legal
NCGS 143-318.11 (a) (4)—economic
development (added)
8. Adjourn
Commissioner
Chair
Eldon Edwards recessed the regular meeting at
April
Caudill, Transportation Director, explained the ROAP grant including the
funding amounts; EDTAP $35,721, Work First $2,032 and RGP $20,431 totaling
$58,184.
Chair
Eldon Edwards and April Caudill discussed the EDTAP and Rural General Public
(RGP) transportation funds.
Chair
Eldon Edwards asked for public comments.
Chair
Eldon Edwards closed the public hearing at
Leanne Murray, Chamber of Commerce
Director, came to discuss occupancy tax with the Board of Commissioners. She displayed ads that are being funded with
the current occupancy tax monies collected.
She explained that she hasn’t been able to complete the amount of
advertising that is needed due to limited funds. She reviewed the occupancy taxes revenues and
expenditures for this fiscal year. She
stated that the current occupancy tax is collected from accommodation providers
with five or more units. She further
stated that she is proposing to change the occupancy tax law to require all
accommodation providers collect the 3% occupancy tax. She further reviewed their actions on making
this change including talking with our State legislation, working on the
wording for the bill draft, met with accommodation providers. She reviewed the wording of the proposed
changes; money being limited to travel and tourism by giving 100% to the
Chamber of Commerce for travel and tourism, not to exceed 6% and to be decided
upon by the Board of Commissioners. She
talked about the travel and tourism coalition wanting the County to develop a
tourism development authority. She
explained that the Chamber will set up a separate committee to act as the
tourism development authority. She
stated that she is asking for the Board’s support for getting this change. She
explained that the Board of Commissioners will be able to set the rate between
3% and 6% if the proposed changes are adopted.
Commissioner Warren Taylor and Leanne
Murray talked about how this change will be fairer across the accommodation
providers in the county and the collection process.
Commissioner
Commissioner
Chair Eldon Edwards and Commissioner
Warren Taylor stated that they would like the County to hold a public hearing
on this subject.
The Board of Commissioners and Leanne
Murray discussed the procedures of collections and expenditures for the
occupancy tax.
John Hampton explained that the County
needs another full-time veterinarian and is asking for the County’s assistance
in help to recruit a new veterinarian to the area by providing a financial
incentive to this individual. He
explained that he is looking at having $100 per week, $5,200 a year, payable to
the loan holder instead of to the individual, as long as this person works as a
veterinarian in the County for four years.
Chair Eldon Edwards and John Hampton
discussed the new veterinarian.
Commissioner
The Board of Commissioners discussed
taking these funds out of economic development.
The Board of Commissioners and John
Hampton discussed this action is a good faith effort on the County’s part to
assist the new vet with her financial situation and the action would be
effective
Chair Eldon Edwards stated that it
sounds like the Board’s consensus is to go ahead on this idea and the Board
will vote on the matter when all Commissioners are present.
County Manager
County Manager
Commissioner Warren Taylor made a
motion to approve Council on Aging as Lead Agency for the Home & Community
Care Block Grant for this year and make the following changes to the H&CCBG
advisory board; Danny Jacobs replacing Lisa Rogers and removing David Jackson. Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner Warren Taylor made a
motion to approve the resolution as presented by the
Commissioner Warren Taylor mentioned
that the State is looking at having an exotic animal ordinance for the entire
state, and we need be proactive instead of reactive on this issue.
Chair Eldon Edwards mentioned a letter
from
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Chair Eldon Edwards mentioned a
Canadian prescription program and
Chair Eldon Edwards passed around a
copy of the jail inspection report.
Chair Eldon Edwards talked about our
dues for NCACC for next year is $1,856.
Chair Eldon Edwards asked for public
comments. None were received.
Commissioner
Commissioner
Chair Eldon Edwards stated that no
action was taken during closed session.
Being no further business, Commissioner
Warren Taylor made a motion to adjourn the meeting at
Respectfully
submitted,
Clerk
to the Board
Attest:
Eldon
Edwards
Chairman
)
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, S.L. 1997-309 (S875) makes a number of
significant changes in the procedures for recording maps and plats; and
WHEREAS, the main purpose of the law is to transfer the responsibility
for reviewing plats to determine whether they meet recording requirements for
the Register of Deeds to a Review Officer; and
WHEREAS, NCGS 47-30.02 requires the
Board of Commissioners in each county, by resolution, to appoint a person to serve
as Review Officer to review each plat before it is recorded and certify that it
meets the statutory requirements for recording; and
WHEREAS, it is the
desire of the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners to insure an expeditious
review of all maps and plats as required by NCG S 47-30.2 before they are
presented to the Register of Deeds for recording.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED effective January 6, 2004, that Kaynita L. (Wendy) Williams and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution designating the
Review Officers be recorded in the Alleghany County Register of Deeds Office
and indexed in the name of the Review Officer.
Adopted this 5th day of April, 2004.